Was just fishing round on a.n.other forum and look what I CAUGHT. Might interest some here, maybe.
Was just fishing round on a.n.other forum and look what I CAUGHT. Might interest some here, maybe.
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,087
I'm Dave.
An excellent arm, been around for a few weeks and at a good price of £1175, all 12 inches of it.
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Think i'd rather put my money into a 3012R..The Yoke & Bias rod section on that arm is horrible.
Looks miles better
http://www.analogerwohnraum.de/uploa...kteSME30cm.jpg
Last edited by Rare Bird; 21-10-2009 at 23:55.
I guess it depends on whether you want knife-edge or ball-race bearings. Agree with you about the yoke; don't know why the M2 series could not have the far more graceful and elegant 'pyramid' style of the Series II and R models.
I have four Series II arms: three 9" and one 12". The offset transverse balance/playing weight arrangement put a lot of strain on the counterweight decoupling.
Regards
Barry
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
The knife edge was the weak part of the arm, that can now be sorted with a bronze replacement. 'R' version of the arms were improvement over the older in many aspects. For one the decoupling you say, the 'R' is more like the 'S2 Imp' version..
Last edited by Rare Bird; 23-03-2010 at 03:20.
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,087
I'm Dave.
The 3012R is no longer available. The M2-12R is the latest and is a very good arm.
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
3012R not been available for some time..I've had a 3010R, was a beauty. The 'IIIS' i had aswell was dreadfull
All of my SMEs have metal bearings. The two 'Improved models' (one with a fixed headshell and one with a detachable headshell) were early versions fitted with metal knife edge bearings.
Yes, I agree about the lateral balance/playing weight mechanism. My comments referred to my 3009 II/S2 and 3012 II/S2. Always did covert the 3012-R.
Regards
Barry
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,087
I'm Dave.